Written questions

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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Following Reply 20230 (2026), was the Minister invited, in her role as Minister for the Environment, to Minister Chris Bishop's "agriculture and horticulture sector workshop" that was held on 18 March 2026 regarding the Natural Environment…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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What advice, if any, has the Minister had regarding clause 15A of the Natural Environment Bill, "Considering climate change effects"?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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Following 39158 (2026), when does the Minister anticipate to make a decision about the future of the Tarakihi fishery?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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Following Reply 37325 (2026), what budget was used to pay for the upgrades to drinking water supplies at each of Five Forks School, Te Kowhai School, Ashburton Borough School – Lagmhor site, Harrisville School, and Te Wharekura o Te Rau…

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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Following Reply 37325 (2026), did the upgrades to drinking water supplies at each of the listed schools come at the expense of other investments the schools could have made, such as in resources for teaching and learning?

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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What proportion, if any, of funding allocated from the Proceeds of Crime Fund since 27 November 2023 has been allocated to initiatives delivered by community organisations or non-government organisations rather than by government agencies,…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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What is the total value of money paid into the Proceeds of Crime Fund since 27 November 2023, and what is the total value, if any, paid out to receiving agencies from the Proceeds of Crime Fund over the same period?

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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What is the total value, if any, of funding allocated from the Proceeds of Crime Fund since 27 November 2023 to initiatives whose stated purpose is reducing methamphetamine-related harm, broken down by initiative title, receiving agency,…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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How many proposals to the Proceeds of Crime Fund, if any, have been declined since 27 November 2023, broken down by funding round, submitting agency, region in which the initiative was to be delivered, and amount sought?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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When, if ever, has the Minister met with Federated Farmers and Under-Secretary Simon Court (in the same meeting) to discuss Resource Management reform?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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What notes or records, if any, were made of the meeting on 6/03/2024 titled "MEET: Federated Farmers" (with "Mark Hooper, Colin Hurst and Paul Melville, Federated Farmers, Hon McLay, Officials") regarding "RMA Reform"?

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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Has the Minister received any advice since 27 November 2023 on applying any part of the Proceeds of Crime Fund to purposes other than the Proceeds of Crime Fund; if so, on what date, and what did that advice say, if anything?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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Did the Minister receive any advice for his meeting on 6/03/2024 titled "MEET: Federated Farmers" (with "Mark Hooper, Colin Hurst and Paul Melville, Federated Farmers, Hon McLay, Officials") regarding "RMA Reform"?

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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Does the Ministry of Justice record the reason each proposal to the Proceeds of Crime Fund is declined; if so, in what form is that record held, and will the Minister release the recorded reason for each proposal declined since 27 November…

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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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What communications did the Minister or any member of her office receive from the previous Board Chair of Fire and Emergency New Zealand, Rebecca Keoghan, if any, including documents, briefings, advice and emails, by communication type and…

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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Does the Ministry of Social Development keep a record of all calls made to the Ministry in relation to Emergency Housing requests?

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Tākuta Ferris

Member for Te Tai Tonga · Independent

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Are purchasing arrangements for the Poulvac Flufend RG vaccine made by the Department of Conservation (DOC) through the Ministry for Primary Industries, or does DOC directly purchase these vaccines?

Asked by

Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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How many calls, if any, since June 1st 2026 have been made to the Ministry of Social Development to request emergency housing; listed by month and region?

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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What criteria, if any, does the Ministry of Social Development use to distinguish which requests for emergency housing are kept in their records?

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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How many case files, if any, since June 1st 2026 have been made by the Ministry of Social Development as a result of requesting emergency housing via phone calls; listed by month and region?

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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When in the process of applying for emergency housing with the Ministry for Social Development do individuals get a case file created for their request?

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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What advice, briefings, documents, or correspondence if any, did the Minister or any member of her office, receive on the Public Infrastructure Risk Management Scheme Development, since January 1st 2026 listed by title and date?

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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What lessons, if any, does the Government take from Crown Law’s Performance Improvement Framework (PIF) Self-Review in September 2016?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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What briefings, reports, memoranda, emails or other written advice, if any, has the Minister received since 1 July 2025 concerning the Existing Tenant Support Fund, Housing Upgrade Programme-related rent increases or rental affordability…

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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What technological progress, if any, has Crown Law made since the 2016 Performance Improvement Framework (PIF) review of “an organisation that is still highly paper based, as part of existing legal practice and not preparing for change”?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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Following Reply 36274 (2026), does the Minister consider diffuse nitrogen pollution from dairy farming degrading the quality of water from a drinking water bore to be an example of one party having an impact on the property rights of a…

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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Does any Flexible Fund agreement with Te Toi Mahana provide operating funding that enables Te Toi Mahana to receive market rent; if so, for how many homes and at what forecast cost?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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What assessment, if any, was made of Te Toi Mahana’s treatment of existing tenants before it was selected as a preferred Flexible Fund delivery partner?

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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How many Te Toi Mahana tenants, if any, currently receive the Accommodation Supplement, Temporary Additional Support, Disability Allowance or other income assistance; by approximate numbers?

Asked by

Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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Has the Government modelled the disposable household income of Te Toi Mahana tenants affected by rent increases; if so, what is the current average income?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to Reply 38352 (2026), who within the Cabinet Office authored the email titled "comments in article" dated 24 April 2025?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to Reply 38352 (2026), what is the full text of the email titled "comments in article" dated 24 April 2025?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to Reply 38352 (2026), which Minister was the subject of the Cabinet Office email?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to Reply 38352 (2026), what specific Cabinet decision or policy matter was the subject of the Minister's public comments?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to Reply 38352 (2026), on what date did the Minister's public statement occur, and in what publication or forum did it appear?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to Reply 38352 (2026), which Cabinet Manual provisions were cited in the Cabinet Office email as potentially breached by the Minister's statement?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to Reply 38352 (2026), what response did the Prime Minister or Prime Minister's Chief of Staff send to the Cabinet Office email?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to Reply 38352 (2026), has the Prime Minister imposed any disciplinary consequences, ministerial reprimand, or other sanction on the Minister for the public statement?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to Reply 38352 (2026), how did the Cabinet Office become aware of the Minister's public statement?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to Reply 38352 (2026), does the Prime Minister consider that ministers commenting publicly about forthcoming Cabinet decisions undermines the integrity of the Cabinet decision-making process?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Further to Reply 38352 (2026), how does the Prime Minister's office define a "forthcoming Cabinet decision" for the purposes of Cabinet Manual compliance?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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What reports, briefings, aide-mémoire or other written advice concerning regulatory options for agricultural drone operations did he receive between 1 April 2025 and 20 August 2026 from the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry for Cities,…

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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What written advice, if any, has he received identifying safety risks arising from permitting agricultural drone operations on the basis of prior notification to the Civil Aviation Authority, as announced in his statement of 20 August 2026…

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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What written advice, if any, has he received from the Director of Civil Aviation regarding the agricultural drone regulatory changes announced on 20 August 2026, on what date was it received, and did that advice support the approach…

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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When, and on the basis of what advice, if any, was a notification pathway for agricultural drone operations adopted in place of broader reform of Civil Aviation Rule Part 137, which the Ministry for Regulation's aide-mémoire MFR2026-026 of…

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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What regulatory options for agricultural drone operations other than a notification pathway were assessed by officials, if any, including targeted changes to Civil Aviation Rule Parts 101 and 102 thresholds, a class exemption under…

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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What cost-benefit analysis of enabling agricultural drone use, if any, has been commissioned or completed since the Ministry for Regulation's aide-mémoire MFR2026-026 of 10 February 2026 advised that such an analysis was feasible, by whom…

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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What papers, if any, has Cabinet or any Cabinet committee considered relating to the regulation of agricultural drone operations, what is the title and date of each, and what is the reference number of any resulting minute?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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Which Ministers agreed to the agricultural drone regulatory changes announced on 20 August 2026, on what date, and under what authority, if those changes were not the subject of a Cabinet or Cabinet committee decision?

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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What decisions, if any, had he taken regarding the use of a notification pathway for agricultural drone operations, the removal of Civil Aviation Rule Part 102 certification requirements, and pilot licensing requirements, before the…